A few weeks back I did a post on the Top 10 DSLR Cameras used on 365 Project, todays post was intended to be a top 10 list of the point and shoot cameras used, after looking at the raw data and being extremely confused by the 10 million different camera models, I decided to take a more generic look at the data.

The following list is compiled of the brands of point and shoot cameras instead. Any surprises for you?

Top 10 Point and Shoot Camera Brands

What does this tell us?

In the last post I pondered the thought that Nikon may make up some ground in the point and shoot market, but they are well down there in 4th place, I couldn't believe it! What are they doing wrong?The Sony was a surprising entry in 2nd place, as generally they are a little pricier than some of the others on the list, obviously there reputation for quality is helping keep them near the top.

I guess the biggest surprise for me are the 3 Camera phone entries on the list, the iPhone in 3rd place just goes to show the impact the device is having on the world, a few years ago Apple didn't even make a camera! Then we have the Blackberry in 8th and Motorola (Droid) coming in 10th place.

Panasonic are doing well in 6th place, given a few more years and I should think they will be on the move.

What are your views on these results? Surprised that anyone is missing? Has this helped you choose your next camera?

i too am surprised by nikon being in 4th. my point and shoot is a nikon and i adore it. i would never purchase a point and shoot that wasn't nikon or canon, myself.
and iphones can take some AMAZING photos...especially like the hipstamatic app.

I was surprised at Nikon taking 4th place at first, but then again, a lot of the people on 365 are amateur photographers and are only doing this for fun, so maybe that's why only 9% of the people here are using Nikon..?

I love my Canon so I guess I'm not surprised they are at the top but I am surprised by how much!! That's a big drop until the #2. My husband and I have the same exact camera too and his pictures are at least ten times better than mine so I have to say the camera isn't always the reason.... ;)

I think my olympus point and shoot is pretty good - Stylus Tough 6000. Except it got dark spots on the screen/photos and it's going back for warrenty repair tomorrow :( I only have left my Sony P&S which I am not pleased with and after only two years got a strange mind of it's own and doesn't like to focus correctly anymore let alone switch modes on it's own.

I love my iPhone! And now I have the new one, so I get to enjoy 5MP. Over half my project is shot with iPhone. My "real" Point and Shoot isn't on here, but that doesn't suprise me since it's a Leica. Leicas are amazing, but also a bit more rare and expensive. And I love my Nikon D90 for DSLR shots. But really, my project is mostly iPhone. :-)

I use Nikon and Iphone, surprised the iphone beat all of Nikons. I'm also really surprised Nikon isn't higher in general. Last 3 shoots I've been to and looking around at the zoo, I'm seeing more Nikons then anything else, maybe I'm brain washed to see only Nikon now IDK.... I knew canon would be number one though.

I've had a couple of Olympus point and shoots and am not surprised to see they didn't make the top 10. I was never happy with any of them. I did own an Evolt DSLR that I absolutely loved, so go figure. For point/shoot purposes now I use my Droid- it does a fantastic job.

Wow, I am suprised that Olympus didn't make it on the list at all. I had an Olympus E-Volt before my Canon Rebel and I LOVED IT! Unfortunately it was stolen with about a $1000 dollars worth of other stuff. That is the only reason that I bought my Canon. I love it, but in my opinion, my Olympus was a better camera. Just couldn't afford a new one!

Well I am glad that Kodak (The Great Yellow God of Rochester) is on the list! As a past and sometimes current user of Rangefinder 35mm cameras, I do like the P&S style. I would just like to find a good P&S that offered a full gamut of manual control that cost less than a major body part!

I love my Nikon P&S!!! I looked at all the brands in my price range, and the Nikon was definitely the best option. Having a Nikon previously that I was pleased with, I decided to go with the Nikon again! And I love it! Wouldn't change it for the world! I am pretty suprised they are such a small percentage!

I used to be pretty okay with my blackberry's camera, but the longer I have it the worse the pictures it takes seem to be. I generally only use it for posting quick snaps to twitter and even then I'm usually disappointed with what I see on the computer when I get home.

I've never been impressed with iPhone or Droid's cameras.

Still, both work in a pinch when you're trying to take a photo every day so I'm not as surprised as I wish I were that they were so high up on the list. It's not portfolio material but the quality could be worse I guess.

I'm pretty happy with the canon I have. I didn't buy it - it's actually my fiancee's and she got it used from her mom. It's not bad. Mine was also a canon, but is a bit out of date even though it's still a great camera.

Nikon will always stay lower, when u buy a nikon you pay for the advertising, and the label. . .I love my Canon and i think itll always be better than Nikon. .I hate that theyre are camera phones tho, its just. . .yuck.

I try to use my Canon T1i as much as I can, but when that isn't possible I use my Panasonic Lumix point and shoot [DMC-TZ5].
Whenever I have to revert to the P&S I don't know what to do with myself.. I feel like I have no control or creative options!
Even still, for a lame point and shoot I think mine does an okay job relative to some others I've used.

I think Canon Point & Shoot is very deserving to be at the #1 spot. I use a Canon p&s, and many photographers are surprised when they see the pictures and i tell them its from a P&S...the quality and technology Canon has is top-class

@revjoel Fujifilm EXR 550 (and onwards range). It goes up to 8 seconds, and F10 on fully manual. I have one, and I LOVE it! I researched really intently, and chose this one as it has most of the capabilities, and certainly as much as I will probably need, of a DSLR.

I'm surprised that Olympus hasn't figured in the point & shoot market. I've got a SP 700 which I don't use very often but is handy to have in your handbag just in case you can't focus your camera at traffic lights for example!

I would have guessed that Nikon would be second, so that's a surprise I suppose. In my photography club Canon and Nikon outnumber the others. I'm surprised Pentax aren't even on the list. - I'd guess they were more popular than it would appear they are. However, I'm thinking of SLRs and I expect this list includes a lot of compacts, which would affect results quite a lot.

@revjoel I just got a Cannon Powershot SX160 IS at Staples on close out for well under $200. Whatever's replacing that should "cost less than a major body part." Mine has Aperture Priority, Shutter priority, and Manual. I'm still working on getting myself into Aperture and Shutter priority, so I'm not sure exactly how much control you really have in Manual, and of course your definition of "good point and shoot" might be more exacting than my "good point and shoot" but you might want to have a look at the powershots.